# Accident 20140414006189A: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 240A, Spring Valley, AZ, April 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3402° N, 112.0310° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3402&lon=-112.0310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2646Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646Z-2021-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 240A (registry code 5190012, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-240a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 240A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140414006189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 4-14-2014 MR. GRAHAM DEPARTED ON A BALLOON FLIGHT WITH 9 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE WIND INCREASED IN THE AREA AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN HIGH WIND AND THE BALLOON TIPPED OVER ON LANDING. GROUND WAS VOLCANIC ROCK WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA168), Apr 14, 2014: Linstrand 240A (N2646Z), Mayer, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The balloon's encounter with unexpected increased wind, which resulted in a hard landing on rough terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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